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noun, feminine

querencia

/keˈɾenθja/

noun, feminine/keˈɾenθja/plural: querencias

longing, want; homesickness, nostalgia; the homing instinct of an animal; the bull's querencia; an animal's lair

Synonyms: anhelo, añoranza, morriña, nostalgia, guarida, madriguera

From querer (“to want”) + -encia.